⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their seven- A 19-0 run took them from 2 down to 17 up in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 0:01 · NO 65-74 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 2 down to 17 up
Q2 11:37 · NO 23-40 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 8:22 · NO 67-85 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
